Programs

04

Roppongi Hills

Lyota Yagi, “Takoyaki Sequencer” Town Installations

“Takoyaki Sequencer”, 2014 photo: Omote Nobutada

[Date]
October 21 (Fri) 17:30 - 24:00
October 22 (Sat) 11:00 - October 23 (Sun) 4:00
※Performance time: 13:00, 15:00, 18:00, 21:00, 24:00
[Place]
Roppongi Hills Mohri Garden
[Participation fee]
Free
Using a device that analyzes an image from a camera installed above a takoyaki machine in real time and converts the pattern of takoyaki into sound, a loop of music is created using a 7 x 8 grid matching how the takoyaki are being cooked. The analytical program was made by programmer and artist Takehisa Mashimo, and it is a media piece combining food and music by converting the process of cooking takoyaki into art.

ARTISTS

Lyota Yagi

Born in Ehime in 1980, he currently resides in Kyoto. He received a degree from the Department of Spatial Design at Kyoto University of Art and Design. His wide-ranging work includes sound art as well as sculpture, video art, installations, and interactive works. He reconsiders the functions and properties of objects, reconstructing them to invert relationships and values, and replays experiences and memories in new contexts. His work focuses on sound, written language, and time.